Three items in this announcement/update:
- The last day to take the Unit 2 Exam is Tuesday Feb 28.
- Unit 3 starts next.
- Spring Break (March 6-10)
Info regarding each is below
Unit 2 Exam
Exam Information
Like Unit 1, the exam is a proctored, pen/pencil and paper exam. It is not offered online on D2L. It will be available during open Testing Center Days and Hours beginning Friday 2/24 and ending Tuesday 2/28.
The exam will cover:
- Chemical Formulas and Nomenclature (there will be an eight point question)
- everything in Unit 2
Testing hours and locations are at this link
There is detailed information about the exams at this link. Please read it carefully – it contains the answers to many frequently asked questions. Let me know if you have additional questions after reading it.
For this exam, you will be provided a copy of the Periodic Table for Units 1-3. A copy of the periodic table you will receive is at this link.
Additional Study Resources
Don’t forget to look at the Unit 2 – additional study resources page on this Website. It contains many resources to help you prepare for the exam. Please take a look at them. One of those resources is a practice exam. Please read more about the practice exam below:
Practice Exam
What the practice exam is:
This practice exam will be similar in length, number of questions, types of questions (multiple choice, short answer, numerical problems, etc) to your exam. The practice exam will be useful as a general review and will help you see how prepared you are. If the practice exam (without looking at your notes) is easy for you, the actual exam probably will be. If it is difficult, the actual exam probably will be.
What the practice exam is NOT:
The actual exam will NOT be the same as the practice exam with only a few numbers changed. Do NOT think that if you only study and memorize the questions on the practice exam that you will be ready for the exam because the questions will be the same.
Unit 3 is next
Unit 3 comes next. See the Online Course Schedulefor assignments and deadlines for Unit 3. As you will see, I’ve put extra time into the topics in Unit 3’s suggested pacing for the course to allow you to step away from the course during spring break. That said, the resources are there should you work on it over this time, since this is an online class and I realize many of you have different schedules, plans, obligations, etc.
The homework for Unit 3 is still being checked and finalized. I anticipate completing the next online homework assignment over spring break. The red banner saying that is is under construction will be removed when it is available. It is not due until 3/20 (10 days after the end of Spring Break) – so you will have plenty of time to complete it after Spring Break. The study resources on OpenStax, the Brown and LeMay, and Bruce’s Notes for Unit 3 are all available now.
Spring Break
Spring Break is the week of March 6-10. I will be traveling some and working (including grading your Unit 2 Exams) some during that time. I will check email occasionally but not daily over break, so if I’m slower than usual responding please know that I did receive your message and will return it.
Best wishes for a good spring break and please let me know should you have questions.
